Tag Archives: Wolves Cross Country Running
Wolves gain valuable experience at XC Nats
Half a dozen Peace Country Wolves Athletics Club runners were in Abbotsford, B.C. this weekend to contest the 2019 Athletics Canada National Cross Country Running Championships. Beaverlodge’s Kobe Grocholski ran a smart race, steadily moving through the field and finished … Continue reading
van der Geissen Leads Wolves at CCAA XC Nationals
GPRC runner Anna van der Geissen capped off a stellar third season with the Wolves by delivering a 7th place finish at the 2019 CCAA National Cross Country Running Championships in Muskoseepi Park on Saturday. Under tough, frigid conditions (-15 … Continue reading
Bronze for Wolves Women at ACAC XC Champs
After a five year absence, the GPRC Wolves Women’s XC Running Team returned to the podium on Saturday at the 2019 ACAC Cross Country Running Championships in Calgary. Scoring 66 points, the GPRC women won the bronze medal behind the … Continue reading
van der Giessen Third at Augustana XC Race
GPRC Wolves runner Anna van der Giessen recorded the best ACAC result of her career on Saturday, posting a third-place finish among the college runners at the Augustana Open XC Running Race in Camrose. The third-year Nursing student from Bezanson … Continue reading
Van der Giessen and Nooy Step Up at CCAA Nationals
Second-year runners Eric Nooy and Anna van der Giessen returned to the CCAA Cross Country Running Championships on Saturday, and both made significant improvements over their 2017 placings. Nooy, running in the men’s 8 km race, clocked a time of 30:49 … Continue reading
Wolves XC Legend Kyle Reynolds Calls it a Career
Fourteen years after his dramatic upset win at the 2004 CCAA XC Running Championships, Wolves runner Kyle Reynolds is hanging up his spikes. The 32 year old Reynolds placed 42nd on Saturday (6th best amongst his Wolves team mates) at … Continue reading
Wolves Alums Crush it at Burgess Memorial XC Running Race
Led by Class of 2015 standout Jackie Benning’s 5th place finish, the Wolves Alums destroyed the field in the women’s 6 km at the 2018 Steve Burgess Memorial XC Running Race at Muskoseepi Park on Saturday. Benning and team mates … Continue reading
Wladyko 5th at ACAC XC Running Championships
GPRC Wolves’ Brandon Wladyko parlayed an aggressive start into a 5th place finish at the 2017 ACAC XC Running Championships in Red Deer on Saturday. Wladyko, in this fourth and final ACAC championship race, went out to the early lead before … Continue reading
Wolves XC Runners Improve their Standing
With two weeks until the 2017 ACAC Championships, the GPRC Wolves XC Running Team is trending in the right direction. Both the women’s and men’s teams made progress relative to their peers on Saturday at ACAC #4 – The Augustana … Continue reading
Edmonton runners dominate Steve Burgess Memorial XC Race
Approximately 150 runners of all ages and abilities converged upon the Wapiti Nordic trails on Saturday for the 18th running of the Steve Burgess Memorial XC Running Race. The Edmonton-based Running Room Athletics Club dominated the top placings in the … Continue reading
Peace Country Wolves Athletics Club 